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Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc. (PFACP) recently declared a $0.20 dividend to holders of its Cumulative Preferred Class A stock. The date of record is October 15, 2009 and the dividend will be payable on November 2,…

Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp., a company focused on accelerating the speed of new treatment to patients by improving existing therapeutics, yesterday announced the appointment of Llew Keltner, M.D., Ph.D., to the company’s board of directors. Dr.…

Global leader in access control and wireless security systems, Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. announced today that it received a contract modification of additional funding for the company’s Floating Area Network (FAN) and Littoral Sensor Grid wireless…

China North East Petroleum Holdings Limited today announced the acquisition of controlling interest in Song Yuan Tiancheng Drilling Engineering Co. Ltd. (Tiancheng), via a $130-million USD purchase. NEP is a trailblazer in the privatized, crude…

TransDigm Group Inc. announced the pricing of its $425 million Senior Subordinated Notes issue. The issue is a private offering that will close on October 6, 2009. TransDigm Group will use the proceeds of the…

Magnum D’Or Resources, Inc. is an innovator in rubber reprocessing with the logistical capacity to easily satisfy its 5-year, $131.2 million in open contracts for the production of rubber buffings and nuggets. However, as Magnum…

Companies often stumble in certain areas only to come back stronger and more profitable as issues are addressed and overcome. In certain areas, this particular type of problem is more easily overcome then in others,…

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced a private placement equity offering of 8.1 million shares of common stock to several qualified institutional investors. The company will receive $2.4325 per share, or approximately $19.1 million in net proceeds.…

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. is conducting a private placement of stock to qualified institutional investors. The company is issuing 8 million shares of common stock at a price of $2.50, and will realize $20 million in…

Today, Spire Corporation announced that it has entered into two contracts to supply South Korea-based company Uni-CHEM Co., Ltd. with a 60 megawatt (MW) per year turnkey Cell Line and a 50MW per year turnkey…

Headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, A123 Systems, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells advanced, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and battery systems. They do this for the transportation, electric grid services, and consumer markets. Founded in 2001, A123…

As the world economy begins to find its footing after recent economic events, companies are increasingly looking at costs and how to reduce and control them. In past years, capital was cheap and many institutions…

Life science company Helicos BioSciences Corp. focuses on genetic analysis technologies for the diagnostic market. The company today announced the sale of a system and relative collaboration with Correlagen Diagnostics Inc., a leader in genetic…

Cepheid, a diagnostics company focused on the biothreat market, last week made a joint announcement with Instrumentation Laboratory (IL), a worldwide developer, manufacturer and distributor of vitro-diagnostics instruments, reporting that Cepheid has received clearance from…

Corgenix Medical Corporation reported a net loss of $1.57 million, or $0.05 per share, for fiscal year 2009. Revenues were $8.06 million for the year, down from $8.35 million reported last year. Despite the loss,…

Ballard Power Systems, a world leader in clean energy fuel cell products, recently provided a status update to the supply agreement between the company and IdaTech and ACME Group. The supply agreement was for a…

Make no mistake about it, the economy has not been kind to investors and with this quasi-depression we have seen, most of the “Big Boys” and “Blue Chips” on Wall Street have felt the pain.…

Cavico Corp. has a proven track record of large-scale infrastructural development and natural resource exploitation in Vietnam. They announced yesterday the award of a contract from Vinh Son – Song Hinh Hydropower Joint Stock Company…

Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. develops thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules designed to be more flexible and affordable than most traditional solar panels. The company today announced a five-year contract with TurtleEnergy LLC, a premium PV systems…

KSW Inc. operates through its wholly owned subsidiary KSW Mechanical Services Inc., which furnishes and installs heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and piping systems for commercial, residential and public works projects. KSW has…